1 And after these things I saw another angel come down
from heaven, having great power; and the earth was
enlightened with his glory.
2 And he cried note with vehemence,
and with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of
demons, note a note den of note impure spirits, and a note cage for
every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For note all nations have
drunk of the wine of her furious whoredom, and the
kings of the earth have committed whoredom with her,
and the merchants of the earth are grown rich by the
abundance of her luxury.
4 And I heard another voice
from heaven, saying, Come out from her, my people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye may
not note suffer by her plagues:
5 for her sins have reached
unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Give to her note as she hath given to you, and note repay her
double according to her works: in the cup, which she
hath mixed, mix for her double.
7 As much as she hath
glorified herself and indulged to luxury, so much torment
and sorrow give her; because she saith in her
heart, I sit as a queen, note I am not a widow, and I
shall see no sorrow.
8 Therefore in one day shall her
plagues come, even death and mourning and famine;
and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord
God who judgeth her.
9 And the kings of the earth, who
have committed lewdness and lived luxuriously with her,
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shall bemoan her and lament for her, when they see the
smoke of her burning;
10 standing afar off for fear of her
torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city Babylon,
that powerful city! for in one hour is thy judgement
come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall bewail
and mourn over her, because no one will buy their
note merchandize any more:
12 the lading of gold, and silver,
and precious stones, and pearl, and fine linen, and
purple, and silk, and all sorts of note thyine wood, and note
vessels of ivory, and note of the most precious wood, and
of brass, and note iron, and note marble;
13 and their cinnamon,
and perfumes, and sweet ointment, and incense, and
wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle,
and sheep, and note horses, and note chariots, and note note slaves,
yea and the note souls of men.
14 And the fruits, note which
thy soul longed after, are gone from thee, and all
thy delicate and splendid things are departed note, and
thou shalt find them no more.
15 The merchants
of these things, who grew rich by their trade with
her, shall stand afar off for fear of her torment,
weeping and mourning,
16 and saying, Alas, alas, the
great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple,
and scarlet, and note adorned with gold, and precious
stones, and pearls!
17 for in one hour is so great wealth
laid waste. And every pilot, and all note on board the
ships, and the mariners, and note all that traffic by sea,
stood afar off,
18 and cried out, when they saw the smoke
of her burning, saying, What city is like to this great
city?
19 And they threw dust on their heads, and cried
out, weeping and moaning, saying, Alas, alas, that
great city, in which all that had ships at sea were enriched
by her note sumptuous expences! for in one hour
she is become desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and ye holy apostles and prophets, for God hath note avenged
you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great milstone,
and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus shall the
great city Babylon be thrown down with violence, and
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never be found more.
22 And the voice of harpers, and
musicians, and pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard
in thee no more: and no artist of any art whatsoever
shall be found in thee any more; and the sound of a
milstone shall be heard in thee no more.
23 And the light
of a candle shall be seen in thee no more; and the
voice of the bridegroom and bride shall be heard no
more in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of
the earth, note and by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 And herein was found the blood of prophets
and saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
